PROFILE
Maria Ciupka is a Researcher at the Centre on Conflict, Development and Peacebuilding (CCDP), where she works on the SNSF-funded project Narrative Belonging: Memory Politics and NATO Enlargement in Europe. She is currently starting a PhD in International History and Politics, examining how historical narratives and memory shaped the NATO accession process of the Visegrád countries.
Before joining CCDP, Maria worked in international development consulting, supporting policy and communications projects for governments and international organizations, including the FCDO and NATO. She also served as a communications consultant on the World Bank's media team.
Maria holds a master's degree in Social Sciences, specializing in Heritage and Development, from the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS) in Paris, and a bachelor’s in Philosophy and Russian from Grinnell College.
Research Interests
- Memory Politics
- Cultural History of East-Central Europe
- Historical Narratives in International Politics
- Security, Conflict, and Peace in Post-Cold War Europe
- History of International Organizations
Geographical Region of Expertise
- Central and Eastern Europe
Thesis advisor: Jussi Hanhimäki